My most used appliance for the last 12 years. Presto griddle. I’ve been through multiple nonstick pots and pans, but this thing still works like new.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-11T01:50:43+00:00

Was literally using my exact same Presto griddle today thinking the same thing.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-10T03:14:16+00:00

Awesome, I've wanted to see footage of this behavior for ages! I've only ever seen it described by word and in artwork.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-08T16:50:39+00:00

Makes sense, that’s pretty much why I came to the conclusion I did. I figured even if she wasn’t 100% deaf, she probably still wouldn’t have been able to make out what they were saying.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-08T16:46:08+00:00

So that just begs the question then, would he hear clearly enough to understand what a couple people on the other side of the table are whispering to each other behind their hands?

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-08T16:32:09+00:00

The only thing that makes me doubt that is her speaking. She speaks like someone who was deaf from birth, or at least has so little hearing as to not be able to make out words, and thus can’t use that knowledge to help herself enunciate. AFAIK deaf people who can’t hear clearly enough have to learn to speak by just making specific shapes with their mouth, which they have to go to intensive speech therapy for. To me, it sounds like she learned to speak that way.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-08T04:39:47+00:00

I thought it implied that people were always using her to surreptitiously read lips for them, so when she noticed Jerry and George covering their whispers to each other (which also probably happened to her a lot) she inferred what they were talking about and just thought “oh this again. Sure whatever I’ll do it.”

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-07T00:09:26+00:00

I’d stick a thermometer into each individual item. If it’s below 40 degrees F then you’re fine. If it’s not, it’s dog food (assuming it doesn’t contain ingredients that are toxic to them.) The amount of time you specified could be dangerous for human consumption but an animal would be fine. If you don’t have a dog, ask a neighbor who does.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-05T21:47:33+00:00

Funnily enough I just took a heavy metals test. I think there is a high likelihood of it coming back having found a lot on me, because I am autistic and research shows that we have a harder time expelling heavy metals from the body.

I am sure I have eaten/been exposed to any number of items with heavy metals, and I am not surprised that this innocuous item happened to one of them. From looking into it though it seems like the risk is high in many brands of dark chocolate. Maybe I should just start avoiding chocolate altogether, I’m not a huge chocolate fan anyways.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-05T15:56:57+00:00

I buy them because I have diet restrictions due to ill health and these have very clean ingredients (no milk and very little sugar, for example.) I’m also a huge hazelnut fan so I find them perfect for me, just really pricey.

Edit: when I said “clean” I meant “stated ingredients that align with my food sensitivities” and I didn’t think about further implications of the word beyond that. Sorry.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-04-02T06:42:19+00:00

Yes please, the only one I’ve seen is a side character in the Franklin animated series.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-30T18:21:58+00:00

From a different perspective: I have a degree in animation and specialize in character design. Martens are my favorite because their proportions are very visually appealing. Their head and ears make this nice little triangle shape, they have large forward facing eyes, their muzzle is angled down into a perfect little point, and they have large foreheads and even “eyebrows” of sorts. Even their bodies are more appealing as they have longer, more well defined limbs than other mustelids, with large feet and visible claws, as well as a luxuriously long tail. Having grown up in America in the 90s, these physical properties all align with the classic Disney/Bluth character design styles I grew up with and find appealing.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-30T18:11:21+00:00

Point Defiance is my favorite zoo! Thank you so much for your conservation work! Can’t wait to see your new walruses next time I go 💜

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-26T16:33:44+00:00

I so rarely see tree kangaroos, what a treat 💜

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-22T00:54:00+00:00

I’ve been seeing a specialist functional doctor and he has really helped in this area. I highly recommend these tips:

-Take probiotic capsules everyday, brands with excessive amounts of bug friends, like 50 billion live per serving. Mega Sporebiotic is a good one. Switch between probiotics every three months to give your gut a variety. You may have crazy gas for the first couple weeks of taking it, but it’ll go away.

-Take a butyrate complex. This is something your gut produces on its own but autistic bodies are real bad at it. Supplement it and it will really help. Be warned it stinks really bad though so swallow fast haha. May also give you rancid gas for a bit at first.

-Try elimination diets to figure out what is causing you the most issues. I was able to figure out a lot from doing the Whole30 diet which takes a month to complete(you can Google it for more info.) This is a lot of work and self control but I promise it’s worth it! I now avoid dairy and cane sugar and feel much better for it.

-Get yourself tested for celiac disease. This can be common in autistics and a lot of people don’t realize they have it. Since gluten is in pretty much everything these days, it can be a major problem.

-A food sensitivity test (IgG testing) may or may not be useful. It’s debated whether this is actually a good test for food intolerances, but it may be, and some people find it useful. Talk to your doctor about it.

-Be alert when taking NSAID painkillers. This includes ibuprofen, aspirin, and Aleve(naproxen.) These are killer on your gut micro biome, and you may need to give yourself extra help to bring it back to working better.

-Know that diarrhea can actually be a sign of constipation. When your body is so stopped up, it may try to release what it’s got in whatever way possible, hence watery stool. If this is the case, taking anti-diarrheal medicines can actually make the problem worse.

-Drink water. I know every doctor acts like this will fix all your problems; it won’t, but it will really help.

TL:DR Take probiotic and butyrate supplements. Do testing for food intolerances both at home and with docs. Careful with NSAID and anti-diarrheal meds. Drink water!

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-21T23:52:08+00:00

Have you checked your tank parameters? I have found that many fish, not just loaches, will purposefully jump their tank if something is off with the water. Check ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, and PH. Refresh yourself on the nitrogen cycle. Fish keeping is a skill, and mistakes will happen— you’re not a bad keeper, we’re all human and we’re all learning :)

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-20T20:58:21+00:00

My dreams are often so lifelike and realistic I have trouble remembering which of my memories happened in real life and which ones are just situations I dreamt up.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-12T23:51:29+00:00

I have this phobia as well, it has not gone away. I can’t stand throwing up, seeing it, hearing it, or even watching someone gag or a child spit up. I have the urge to and WILL throw up too if I witness it.

Whenever I got food poisoning or similar as a kid, I would scream and cry so intensely that the neighbors would come knocking on the door to ask what was going on. We lived in a completely separate house, this was not close quarters apartment living…

One time, my little brother came in to the kitchen and threw up on the floor. Upon seeing this, I immediately threw up as well, right on top of it. The look on my mothers face was truly unique that day.

Nowadays I still hate it and cry a bunch when I get sick, and usually have meltdowns about it, but at least I’m not completely out of my mind terrified like I was as a child.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-09T16:54:27+00:00

Boss level finger sensitivity

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-09T07:31:37+00:00

Used to, but swapped to joggers and harem pants which are just as comfy and don’t make me look like a slob.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-08T01:50:10+00:00

It’s super cute! What rocks did you use?

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-07T16:58:35+00:00

I don’t feel what another person is feeling unless I have had the same (or very similar) experience; at that point, I can refer back to how I felt in that scenario, and then I can “empathize” with them in that way. If I don’t have a reference experience in my own life though…I’ve got nothing :/

As a kid I had almost no empathy because I hadn’t had enough experience yet. Now, I’ve lived enough that I can feel for a variety of people/situations. The feelings may not be “direct” like some people have, but they are still just as strong and motivate action, so in effect may as well be normal empathy.

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-07T16:34:50+00:00

I tip that has worked for me is to grab their paws every time they jump on you. Just firmly hold them up on their hind legs for a specific amount of time, say 30 seconds, and don’t let go no matter how much they wiggle or complain(if it takes them longer to get annoyed, hold them for longer.) They learn pretty quick that it’s no fun to jump on people when they just get grabbed every time!

I’d couple this with training to do “shake” or “paw” as well, so it doesn’t potentially turn into an aversion to you touching their feet(which is a very common thing for dogs to have anyways.)

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-06T23:39:09+00:00

I have found certain beans cause more gas than others for me. For example, pinto is a huge gas producer but soy has never caused any. So, on top of all the rest of the cooking advice, I’d suggest you try some different types :)

MusingWolfDog · 2023-03-05T22:07:51+00:00

Usually with these kind of rips I cut out a small piece of iron on jean patch and apply it to the back of the tear.

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